Question for former runners. What is your current age and status for example are you married, kids, and career did you run in high school or college best times and miles per week. What do you currently run per week now?
Question for former runners. What is your current age and status for example are you married, kids, and career did you run in high school or college best times and miles per week. What do you currently run per week now?
CuriousAbout wrote:
Question for former runners. What is your current age and status for example are you married, kids, and career did you run in high school or college best times and miles per week. What do you currently run per week now?
Age: 62
Married
Kids are in their mid 30's
Senior manager
Ran in HS and college (D1) 4:09 mile 14:10 5000 in college
I run very little. Maybe 10 miles a week. Between April - October I ride a lot of bicycle.
Age 55, married, kids pretty much adults and self-sufficient.
IT Manager
State champion, anonymous D1 runner. Running maybe 5 miles a week, 5K race now and then. Bikes and hikes cover far more ground.
I am currently 40 years old. I am married with 2 kids. Career wise I work in Engineer. Degree, wise I have a bachelor’s and Master’s, I am currently working on a second Masters. I also have numerous post Graduate Certificates. College I ran 80-100 miles Per Week. Best Performances ranged from a 1:51 800m to a 29:05 10,000m. Today I average about 30 Miler Per week.
61
Widowed (married for 19 yrs)
One son (22)
Retired
Played HS football & ran sprints, played 2 yrs D-1 football
Ran competitively in my 30's, 40's & early 50's
Post-traumatic OA - I can only run once per week, 3-4 miles. Mostly lift weights & spin cycle.
Stocky Old Runner wrote:
61
Widowed (married for 19 yrs)
One son (22)
Retired
Played HS football & ran sprints, played 2 yrs D-1 football
Ran competitively in my 30's, 40's & early 50's
Post-traumatic OA - I can only run once per week, 3-4 miles. Mostly lift weights & spin cycle.
For what it is worth very sorry to hear about your loss at such a still pretty young age. I hope you are able to enjoy retirement and stay fit and healthy!
67
widowed
Retired
Started running in 1977. Ran 2600 to 3000 miles a year for decades. Volunteer coach, RD, club President, running journalist. Highest week 106 miles. Ran for a military team.
During a 23 month COVID social separation time, I ran 4000 miles with 27 weeks over 50 miles a week. Had 3rd miniscus surgery February 23rd.
Terribly slow now and have considered entering races using a buddy of mines name back home ha., but it’s been a passion of mine all along and each workout has been as satisfying as the first week.
I’ve been a collector of out of print running books for years.
Robert E . Lee wrote:
67
widowed
Retired
Started running in 1977. Ran 2600 to 3000 miles a year for decades. Volunteer coach, RD, club President, running journalist. Highest week 106 miles. Ran for a military team.
During a 23 month COVID social separation time, I ran 4000 miles with 27 weeks over 50 miles a week. Had 3rd miniscus surgery February 23rd.
Terribly slow now and have considered entering races using a buddy of mines name back home ha., but it’s been a passion of mine all along and each workout has been as satisfying as the first week.
I’ve been a collector of out of print running books for years.
Sorry to for your loss as 60's are still pretty young. Outstanding running very inspirational. I myself try and hit at least 1,000 miles a year would love to get back in to the 2k range.
I was running 30 miles a week until my knees gave out on me a year ago. Now, I get lucky to get 10-15 per week.
Oddly enough, I only ran about 30/week in HS, and never ran in college. I was just an average HS kid, at 4:45 1600, 10:20 3200, 17:00 5K
44 years old. Former has been. 4:27/9:32. School records. D1 runner then NAIA runner then marathon runner. Ran upwards of 120-140 a week. Yearly avg of 90+ for years.
Currently run 15-25mi a week, lift 3x a week. Weigh 40lbs more than I did as a runner.
Alan
51 years old
Married and have a 11 year old child
Senior management for a startup
4:38 1600m & 4th man (16:30) on a mediocre HS XC team. Ran about 35 miles/week.
After high school, only ran occasionally but always stayed in decent shape.
Last year ran 4:56 mile (= sophomore HS time), 17:30 5K, 1:21 half marathon, and was 5th man at Nationals for the Bowerman 50’s team.
Running 70 miles/week now and looking to equal my HS junior year performances.
32 years old now with a wife and 2 kids.
Ran 14:30/29:30 in college.
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst for my profession and run 60-70 miles a week. Took years off in my mid to late 20s then picked running back up in my 30s when I had kids to stay in shape.
My last running step was May 29, 2022 -- as I crossed the marathon finish line. Probably will never run again. Too many injuries and health issues.
I'm age 62, married, two grown sons. Former artst, designer, journalist; now restore/remodel historic buildings, make furniture, so some fine-art painting.
I ran XC and track in high school, but nothing noteworthy (4:45 mile and 17-minute XC 5K). Recruited for at my Div III college, but no time until senior track season (~34:40 for 10,000m).
Continued to train (light mileage) off and on. At age 23, I ran 34:04 for 10K, and a 2:40:30 marathon. At age 43, 17:10 for 5K, 2:56:03 marathon.
My best year was probably at age 58 -- 5:38 mile, 59:59 for 15K, and a 3:07:23 marathon. Good memories, but chronic injuries were already limiting my training.
Might do some light bicycling going forward. My son has the marathon bug now -- just ran his first, and has signed up for another one in October. I'll be a spectator.